I thought that I read about a larger Nexus in the works...

[Mr. Pedantic]

As in, larger than the normal Nexus phones, or larger than the Nexus 7?

 

[lothar]

Hate to be a debbie downer but the upgraded Galaxy Nexus is the only "real" rumor we have so far. The rest is just speculation and fanboy dreaming by blogs. And given how Verizon essentially screwed over the idea of a Nexus in the first place i have a hard time seeing Google doing another carrier launch

November: upgraded Galaxy Nexus sold unlocked for 350 bucks through Google themselves

That's not a "real" rumor either.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-gt-i9260-nexus-superior/213779-gt-i9260-not-nexus.html

 

[ibex333]

What I really want is a larger Nexus that has a screen res like the iPad and NOT like the Transformer or any other Android tablet. (except for HP touch-pad maybe) I just cannot understand why Android tablet manufacturers cannot get it through their heads that people might want to do something else on their tablet except for internet, games and movies... like... uhh.. READ?!

Reading on a wide display is horrible! One is forced to always read in landscape mode to have more text fit. It's unnatural and it sucks. On the iPad the screen is more squarish, like a regular sheet of paper. And that is why it will always be better for reading unless Asus and Samsung get their shit together.

 

[Red Storm]

What I really want is a larger Nexus that has a screen res like the iPad and NOT like the Transformer or any other Android tablet. (except for HP touch-pad maybe) I just cannot understand why Android tablet manufacturers cannot get it through their heads that people might want to do something else on their tablet except for internet, games and movies... like... uhh.. READ?!

Reading on a wide display is horrible! One is forced to always read in landscape mode to have more text fit. It's unnatural and it sucks. On the iPad the screen is more squarish, like a regular sheet of paper. And that is why it will always be better for reading unless Asus and Samsung get their shit together.

Good luck holding that large square phone...

I've never had a problem reading in portrait or landscape on any device.

 

[Capt Caveman]

If this is true, I may hold off on getting an iPad:

Google to co-brand 10-inch Nexus tablet with Samsung

A Google Nexus 10-inch class tablet is in the works, CNET has learned.

The 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher than Apple's third-generation iPad, said Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch.

The 2,560x1,600 display will have a PPI (pixels per inch) of about 299, said Shim. That tops the 264 PPI on the 9.7-inch 2,048x1,536 Retina iPad.

"It's going to be a high-end device," Shim said -- in contrast with Google's $199 Nexus 7 and upcoming $99 tablet.

But probably the biggest news is the partnership with Samsung. "They'll partner with Samsung and cobrand it with Samsung," Shim said.

To date, Google has partnered with Asus on the Nexus 7 tablet.

A co-branded tablet with Samsung would be a significant broadening of Google's relationship with Samsung. Google already cobrands the Galaxy Nexus Samsung smartphone.

Shim characterized his information about the 10.1-inch Nexus as "supply chain indications," which typically indicates a high likelihood that the product will come to fruition, according to Shim.

Shim also confirmed that Google will start production on a $99 tablet in December.

Back in July, the DisplaySearch analyst correctly predicted the new Kindle Fire tablets that launched in September.

CNET has contacted Google for comment and will update this report when we learn more.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Good luck holding that large square phone...

I've never had a problem reading in portrait or landscape on any device.

I do prefer the 4:3 form factor of a 10" tablet over 16:9

16:9 may be nice for movies but that's it. Easier to read on 4:3.

 

[Skurge]

This may be my next phone. Although for me to get an LCD phone it would have to be as good or better than the display on the One X.

With S4 Pro i should be able to skip the 2013 Nexus.
http://www.gsmarena.com/purported_images_of_the_lg_nexus_phone_leak-news-4919.php

I don't know how much I like that sparkly back though. Looks hidious TBH.

 

[Eug]

This may be my next phone. Although for me to get an LCD phone it would have to be as good or better than the display on the One X.

With S4 Pro i should be able to skip the 2013 Nexus.
http://www.gsmarena.com/purported_images_of_the_lg_nexus_phone_leak-news-4919.php

I don't know how much I like that sparkly back though. Looks hidious TBH.

I hope it's not 4.7". 4.3" would be good.

 

[pm]

Carphone Warehouse (the largest seller of mobile phones in the UK and Ireland) accidently put up a listing for an "LG Nexus 4" in their system today:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/10/3482664/lg-nexus-4-carphone-warehouse-listing

Recently leaked pictures suggest that the LG Nexus will be based on the Optimus G. The handset is said to feature a 4.7-inch screen with a 1280 x 768 resolution and 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor along with Jelly Bean. We’re fast approaching the one-year anniversary of the Galaxy Nexus announcement, so whatever Google has in store is expected to be revealed shortly.

 

[VashHT]

I'm surprised people haven't been talking about the LG nexus here, there are pictures all over the place of it and it seems pretty much a sure thing now. I'm thinking there's still going to be only one nexus phone this year, we've seen way to many leaks of the LG nexus and nothing of any other nexus phones so I don't think the multiple nexus rumor is going to pan out which is kind of disappointing.

What we've seen so far of the LG nexus looks good to me though, the only thing I don't like is the rumored 8/16gb of space on it.

 

[Gooberlx2]

What we've seen so far of the LG nexus looks good to me though, the only thing I don't like is the rumored 8/16gb of space on it.

Yeah 8GB/16GB is pretty lame, but not at all a deal breaker for me.

I'm hoping the supposed leaked pics taken from it aren't true. The quality in those pics is very underwhelming.

Do we know if this phone is supposed to have pentaband, like the Gnex did?

 

[s44]

I'm surprised people haven't been talking about the LG nexus here, there are pictures all over the place of it and it seems pretty much a sure thing now. I'm thinking there's still going to be only one nexus phone this year, we've seen way to many leaks of the LG nexus and nothing of any other nexus phones so I don't think the multiple nexus rumor is going to pan out which is kind of disappointing.

I very much doubt that the LG Nexus is the "occam". Surely that's the Moto Nexus (esp. when they've now used the RAZR name outside VZ limits for the RAZR HD (Euro release imminent).

Also, the rumored Samsung 25*16 "manta" Nexus 10" with Exynos 5 is drool-worthy. As for the LG, I have to say if Google sticks to these tiny storage capacities and no SD slot, I may never own another Nexus after my 32gb Gal Nex.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I think the GBs sell. I'm going to stick with the fact that they wouldn't sell something with 8/16gb when the iPhone is doing 16/32gb. But all these companies have done stupid things so go figure.

 

[Chrono]

I would love an expandable memory slot... it really does make a difference to me. I put an insane amount of porn on my devices so...

 

[VashHT]

I very much doubt that the LG Nexus is the "occam". Surely that's the Moto Nexus (esp. when they've now used the RAZR name outside VZ limits for the RAZR HD (Euro release imminent).

Also, the rumored Samsung 25*16 "manta" Nexus 10" with Exynos 5 is drool-worthy. As for the LG, I have to say if Google sticks to these tiny storage capacities and no SD slot, I may never own another Nexus after my 32gb Gal Nex.

Huh, I missed the rumors about this occam phone, where did you see it at? If moto was making a nexus phone I'd be all for it, I've always been happy with their build quality and they have a good handle on making phones with good call quality.

I hope the 8Gb rumor is false, hopefully just the prototypes for the LG one have 8. Just installing a couple games eats up 8Gb of space, my Nexus 7 filled up too quickly and that has 16gb.

 

[ericlp]

the new nexus 32GB version will be out soon.


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[s44]

Huh, I missed the rumors about this occam phone, where did you see it at?

here and here

Moto does do well in jacking up the RF output strength... I remember when people were paranoid about the radiation stuff.

 

[Skurge]

http://www.gsmarena.com/the_best_pi...one_so_far_show_all_the_details-news-4931.php

Pretty much as slam dunk. If that back is glass and it doesn't have a 32GB option. I better damn well be dirt cheap.

 

[VashHT]

here and here

Moto does do well in jacking up the RF output strength... I remember when people were paranoid about the radiation stuff.

Cool, I hope they announce all of these Nexus devices at once. I think I would go for a Moto one over other manufacturers if everything else was equal.

http://www.gsmarena.com/the_best_pi...one_so_far_show_all_the_details-news-4931.php

Pretty much as slam dunk. If that back is glass and it doesn't have a 32GB option. I better damn well be dirt cheap.

Yeah, I'm hoping the 8gb ones we've seen are just because they're prototype units, that's an insanely small amount of storage.

 

[pm]

Yeah, I'm hoping the 8gb ones we've seen are just because they're prototype units, that's an insanely small amount of storage.

I agree. That's my hope too, but it goes beyond hope... 8GB only seems highly unlikely. 8GB is a substantial step down from the 16GB offered by the GSM Galaxy Nexus, and a huge step down from the 32GB offered by the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I can't imagine that they'd actually release it with just 8GB because it's just too small... even if music and movies are run off the cloud, that's still not a enough space for very many of the larger games available for Android.

But, personally, I'm fine with no microSD card. I found the whole implementation of microSD on the Galaxy S2 to be a little cumbersome due to limitations on what I could put on it and how I needed to get it there. In the end, all that I did was stick my backups and music there... which is something, but if I had to do it again, I'd just get a 32GB phone with unified memory and would be happy. I know there's a whole lot of people who love microSD's and all power to them, but I'm not one of them.